Cablegate: Blue Lantern Level 3: Post-Shipment End-Use Check

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UNCLAS STATE 058721

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TOKYO FOR CHARLOTTE CROUCH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC JA
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050071677

REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK

1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4.

2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in
conducting a post-shipment check on license 050071677 for the
export of F-100 engine aircraft parts to Japan. Embassy is
requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days.
Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending
and future licenses involving parties to this license.

3. Reason for request: The commodities requested from
unfamiliar foreign consignee, Mitsubishi Cable Industries,
Ltd., appear excessive.

4. ACTION: Embassy is requested to make inquiries with
appropriate officials to determine if the Japanese Ministry
of Defense (JMOD) has received the F-100 engine parts and
that the articles are being used for the purpose stated on
the license. Department also requests that Embassy conduct a
site visit to Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. in order
to provide an assessment of its business operations, on-site
security, and general reliability as a recipient of United
States Munitions List (USML) items. Mitsubishi Cable
Industries, Ltd. POC is Osamu Murata (Managing Director)
81-3-3216-1585. The following questions are offered as
suggested guidance with Mitsubishi:

Can Mitsubishi provide documentation from JMOD verifying it
as the end user? Does the company have an established,
legitimate customer base to which it plans to sell these
commodities? Does the company keep proper, detailed records
of its sales and customers? Does the company understand the
restrictions on USML articles, particularly regarding
re-export and retransfer?
END ACTION.

5. Details of license application:

DTC Case: 050071677

QUANTITY/COMMODITY:

50,000 Bushing made of Vespel(R) CP-0648 Customer Part No.
HZF9 0100001 4340, DuPont Part No. 10839-01

License Value: USD 570,000

SELLER:

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company
1007 Market St.
Legal Dept., Rm. 7056
Wilmington, DE 19898

FOREIGN CONSIGNEE:

Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
663 Minishima, Arita-shi 649-0304
Wakayama
JA

Ishikawajima Jet Service Co., Ltd.
229 Tonogaya Mizuho-machi, Nishitama-gun 190-1297
Tokyo
JA

FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE

K Line Logistics, Ltd.
1108-1, Hishida, Shibayama-machi Sanbu-gun 289-1602
Chiba
JA

Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd.
13-7, Koami-cho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku 103-0016
Tokyo
JA

DuPont Kabushiki Kaisha
Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1, Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku 100-6111
Tokyo
JA

FOREIGN END-USER:

Japan Ministry of Defense
5-1, Honmuracho Ichigaya, Shinju-ku 162-8801
Tokyo
JA

PURPOSE:

Articles will be sold and exported to applicant,s wholly
owned subsidiary, DuPont Kabushiki Kaisha, for resale and
shipment to a contracted distributor, Mitsubishi Cable
Industries, Ltd., for use in machining finished parts for
sale and shipment to their customer, Ishikawajima Jet
Service, Ltd., for assembly on the turbo-fan engine
F-100-IHI-220E for the F-15J fighter jet to be used by the
JMOD.

6. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in
the subject line. PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon
request. POC is Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 202-663-3867; Email:
MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: MazzarelliTP@state.sgov.gov.
The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file
in the Bunche Library's E-Book Collection on the DOS
Intranet: http://buncheelectroniclibrary.state.gov/eboo ks/
BlueLanternGuidebook2006%20 final .pdf

7. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this
matter.
RICE

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